https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46727 The High Court of Judicature at Madras dismissed the writ petition challenging the rejection of the request for release of goods after mutilation under Section 24 of the Customs Act, 1962. The Court held that the petitioner had an effective appeal remedy under Section 129A of the Act and emphasized the importance of following statutory procedures, even if the order was passed following a court direction. The writ petition was deemed not maintainable, and the petitioner was granted liberty to file an appeal before the appellate authority under Section 129A, with the exclusion of time taken for the writ petition from the limitation period. en-us Fri, 17 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:14:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46727 The High Court of Judicature at Madras dismissed the writ petition challenging the rejection of the request for release of goods after mutilation under Section 24 of the Customs Act, 1962. The Court held that the petitioner had an effective appeal remedy under Section 129A of the Act and emphasized the importance of following statutory procedures, even if the order was passed following a court direction. The writ petition was deemed not maintainable, and the petitioner was granted liberty to file an appeal before the appellate authority under Section 129A, with the exclusion of time taken for the writ petition from the limitation period. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 17 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46727